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viscerally en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English visceral Middle English -ly English -ly English viscerally From visceral + -ly.

Meanings

1. (literally) In a manner that affects the viscera or gut.
   • The soldier was wounded viscerally and was expected to die of gangrene.
2. In a visceral manner; in a way that affects one's inner core or produces overwhelming emotions.
   • The shock of my friend's decapitation affected me viscerally, and I became paralyzed with dread.

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